Documented Incident
Pflugerville deactivates Flock license plate readers over data access concern before council meeting
First reported: August 26, 2026 · 7 sources
The city of Pflugerville, Texas, turned off its Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras in connection with an issue involving access to the data the system collects, according to reporting published ahead of a scheduled city council meeting. The nature of the data access problem, who may have obtained or shared the data, and how long the cameras will remain offline were not detailed in the available report. City council was expected to take up the matter at its upcoming meeting.
Suspending an active ALPR network is an unusual step that puts questions about who can reach license plate data — and under what rules — before elected officials rather than staff alone, a scenario other cities weighing Flock contracts may face.
Key facts
- Pflugerville, Texas, deactivated its Flock Safety license plate reader cameras.
- The shutdown was tied to an unresolved issue over access to ALPR data.
- The matter was raised in advance of a Pflugerville City Council meeting.
- Details on the scope of the data access issue and the length of the shutdown were not available in the reviewed report.
Sources
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- Pflugerville turns off Flock license plate readers amid data access issue ahead of city council meeting (Newsbreak, August 26, 2026)
- Pflugerville turns off Flock license plate readers amid data access issue ahead of city council meeting (KVUE, August 26, 2026)
- Pflugerville turns off Flock license plate reader cameras over access concerns (KEYE, August 25, 2026)
- Pflugerville turns off Flock license plate reader cameras over access concerns (KEYE, August 25, 2026)
- Pflugerville turns off Flock license plate reader cameras over access concerns (Cbs Austin, August 25, 2026)
- Pflugerville turns off Flock license plate reader cameras over access concerns (KEYE, August 26, 2026)
- Pflugerville turns off Flock license plate readers amid data access issue ahead of city council meeting (Kvue, August 25, 2026)
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Updated August 27, 2026. Corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io. See all documented incidents or search the full article archive.